Glenda Gray

Glenda Gray
Born	14 December 1962 Boksburg
Residence	South Africa
Nationality	South African
Fields	Medicine, Pediatrics, HIV
Institutions	University of the Witwatersrand South African Medical Research Council Columbia University
Alma mater	University of the Witwatersrand Colleges of Medicine of South Africa
Known for	HIV research, President of the South African Medical Research Council.[1]

Glenda Elisabeth Gray is a South African physician and scientist specializing in the care of children and in HIV medicine and was awarded South Africa's highest honor, the Order of Mapungubwe (Silver).^[2] She is a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa, a foreign associate of the United States Institute of Medicine, an A-rated National Research Foundation of South Africa scientist and a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.^[3][4] Her research expertise involves developing microbicides for sexually transmitted diseases and HIV vaccines.^[5] She is the executive director of the Pediatric HIV Research Unit (PHRU) based at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital and has three children.^[6] Professor Gray has published more than 200 scientific articles; she holds an honorary doctorate from Simon Fraser University awarded in 2012.^[7][8]

References

1. Webmaster. "Our President", South African MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, Pretoria, 19 June 2014. Retrieved on 21 August 2014.
2. Government, South Africa. "Dr Glenda Gray - Order of Mapungubwe", THE PRESIDENCY REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, Pretoria, Unknown date ~2013. Retrieved on 21 August 2014.
3. Woodward, Kristen. "Glenda Gray appointed new president of South African Medical Research Council", Fred Hutch HIV expert is first woman to lead nation’s premier medical-research organization, United States, March 2014. Retrieved on 21 August 2014.
4. ASMacademy. "Glenda E Gray", American Society for Microbiology, United States, 2012. Retrieved on 21 August 2014.
5. Dugmore, Heather. "Anatomy of Glenda Gray and the war against HIV", UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND JOHANNESBURG, Johannesburg, 17 January 2012. Retrieved on 21 August 2014.
6. PHRU. "GLENDA GRAY, MBBCH, FCPAED (SA)", MEET OUR RESEARCHERS, Johannesburg, Date unknown. Retrieved on 21 August 2014.
7. USA, Gov. "NCBI - Gray Glenda author search", PubMed, Baltimore, 21 August 2014.
8. Unknown. "SFU congratulates Dr. Glenda Gray", Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, 20 March 2014. Retrieved on 21 August 2014.